Programs & Events
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Activity Tours
Brick of Chicago Walking Tours
Wednesday, July 8 (SOLD OUT), August 12, September 9 6:00-7:15 pm
Legendary brick expert Will Quam will guide you around the Driehaus Museum neighborhood to see artful examples of brick and terra cotta.
Performance Activity Exhibition
18th-Century Songs & Satire
Thursday, July 9 6:00-7:30 pm
Join renowned musicians Josefien Stoppelenburg and Stephen Alltop and art historian Jeff Nigro as they explore the intersection of music and satire.
Activity
Guided Tarot and Sound Meditation
Saturday, July 11 9:30-11:00 am
Join us for a tarot-based guided meditation and sound bath inspired by Brendan Fernandes’ In the Round artist residency.
Activity Tours
Walking Chicago’s Alleys Tours
Saturday, July 25, August 29, September 26 11 am-12:30 pm
Discover how Chicago became the alleyway capital of the country, dig into the history of urban trash, and see Chicago architecture from a new perspective on this alleyway walking tour.
Activity Exhibition Tours
Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Tour
Sunday, July 26 1:00-3:00 pm
Go behind the scenes of printmaking during this special offsite visit to the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative.
Activity
CHILL at the Driehaus Museum
Saturday, August 1 9:30-11:00 am
Visit the Driehaus Museum for a meditation and mindfulness experience guided by CHILL’s Lead Instructor, Darrell Jones.
Activity
CHILL at the Driehaus Museum
Tuesday, August 4 5:30-6:30 pm
Visit the Driehaus Museum for a meditation and mindfulness experience guided by CHILL’s Lead Instructor, Darrell Jones.
Activity Festivities
Summer Market
Saturday, August 8
Join us this August for our Summer Market, a lively local shopping experience in our Murphy Auditorium.
Performance Activity Exhibition
Concerts of Dance: Xenia Mansour
Wednesday, September 16-Saturday, September 19
Xenia Mansour reactivates was, still is, a 50-minute durational, site-adaptive performance in the Murphy Auditorium. Activations include open rehearsals, workshops for dancers, and artist talks.
Performance Activity Exhibition
Concerts of Dance: Hanna DiLorenzo
Wednesday, October 14-Saturday, October 17
Choreographer Hanna DiLorenzo brings her phenomenology-based dance practice to the Driehaus Museum for a week of rehearsals, public engagement, performance, and film creation.
Performance Activity Exhibition
Concerts of Dance: Kara Hunsinger
Wednesday, November 11-Friday, November 13
Kara Hunsinger presents a solo variation of her new work entitled Return to Us, a live performance examining the psychic and social dissonance of contemporary life under constant digital mediation. Activations include open rehearsals, workshops, and a live filming.